Smart Grid
Is Energy Storage Quickly Becoming a Mainstream Technology?
January 29th, 2018New Building to Grid Interface by EPFL Offers Unprecedented Optimization
January 23rd, 2018
The First Step “Towards Creating a Global Blockchain Powered Energy Trading Network”
“The future of our energy system is distributed. Made up of billions of endpoints interacting with each other — microgrids, renewable energy, smart buildings, appliances, sensors and energy management software. It is essential to create a secure system that can verify autonomous transactions in real-time across these nodes as market conditions change,” we said in […]
New Energy Performance Directive Aims to make EU’s Building Stock “Nearly Zero Emissions” by 2050
A new year, a new energy directive for buildings. Over the festive period a political agreement on new rules for improving the energy performance of buildings was reached between negotiators from the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission. The new Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD) aims to renovate Europe’s entire building stock by […]
Japan Tests Virtual Power Plants with Potential Capacity on Unprecedented Scales
In the aftermath of the 2011 Fukushima Daiichi nuclear accident, the Japanese government embarked upon the largest deregulation of any electricity market worldwide. Through their restructuring they not only want to push away from nuclear energy, but also to promote renewable energy and help modernize the Japanese electric grid by introducing competitive services and flexible […]
European Utilities Expand Beyond the Meter into IoT, Building Performance Software & Energy Services
This article was written by Daphne Tomlinson, Independent Senior Research Associate at Memoori. Competition is intensifying as European utility groups challenge players from the building automation, energy services and technical facilities management sectors in offering smart building technologies, software and services. The focus of investments is in two areas: 1. IoT solutions and software platforms […]
Verticalized IoT Startups “Will Power the Next Wave of our Industry’s Evolution”
The Internet of Things (IoT) is broad and promises to almost everything for almost everyone: McKinsey & Co. estimates a potential economic impact of IoT systems of as much as $11.1 trillion per year in 2025. Approximately 70% of the value is derived from B2B applications. GE believes the IoT will add $10 to $15 […]
Itron / Silver Spring Merger Creates an IoT Powerhouse for Smart Cities and Grids
Earlier this month, in what might be the deal of 2017, Itron agreed to acquire Silver Spring Networks, in a merger that brings together two of the main driving forces of the Internet of Things (IoT) in smart cities and grids. The two firms announced that they had signed a definitive agreement for Itron to […]
Solar Power Beats DOE Targets By 3 Years Underlining Its Value to Buildings
In 2011 the US Department of Energy (DOE) set a target as part of their SunShot Initiative that the cost of solar power should reach a very competitive $1 per watt, or 6 cents per kilowatt hour, by 2020. Last week they announced they had reached this target a full three years ahead of schedule […]
The Threat to Microgrid Momentum
In this historic hurricane season, the fragility of existing energy infrastructure is on full display. One bright spot in all the coverage of Hurricane Harvey in Houston was that the microgrid equipped H.E.B. Grocery chain of stores kept its shops open and served the public, while power outages kept competitors closed. Each such microgrid success […]
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